Black Sabbath ‎– Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath is the debut studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released on 13 February 1970 by Vertigo Records in the United Kingdom and Warner Bros. Records in the United States on 1 June 1970. The album is widely regarded as the first heavy metal album, and the opening track, “Black Sabbath”, has been referred to as the first doom metal song.

Upon release, the album reached number eight on the UK Albums Charts and number 23 on the US Billboard 200. Black Sabbath is included in Robert Dimery’s 2005 musical reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.